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42 | March 19, 2020 | the homer horizon sports homerhorizondaily.com Alumni Spotlight Provi grad shines bright among athletes at St. Xavier University Randy Whalen Freelance Reporter Sometimes you have to want to go away to realize that you want to be close to home. That was the case for Jack Brody, who recently wrapped up his collegiate basketball career at St. Xavier University. A 2015 Providence graduate, who grew up in Lockport, Brody originally went to the University of Indianapolis out of high school to continue his academic and basketball career. But after redshirting his freshman season, he decided to transfer to St. Xavier. “Yes, it really was a good decision,” Brody said of transferring to the university on the far southside of Chicago. “Originally, I thought I wanted to get away, but the funny thing was I wanted to stay near home. “It wasn’t anything with the school in Indy. The coaches and teammates there were great. I enjoyed my time in Indy, but mentally I had to be closer to home so that my family could see me play.” As a guard/forward there, he got to play. A lot. “Coach [head coach Tom] O’Malley and [then assistant coach John] Chappetto welcomed me,” Brody said. “Some of their best players had just transferred out, and it was a really good fit.” The transfer to play for the Cougars certainly worked out. As a fouryear player, Brody started in 111 of the 117 games he played in, and he finished among the all-time leaders in St. Xavier’s history in nearly every category. His name is listed in 24 different categories. Of those, he’s in the Top 10 on 13 occasions. The most noticeable of those are he is far-and-away the school’s career leader in blocked shots with 144. While that stat has only been kept since the 1993- 1994 season, that’s still 52 more than the secondplace person, Jabari Saunders, who played there between 2002-2006. Brody’s 1.2 average blocks per game also tops in the record book. But the 6-foot-5 inch Brody is very proud of his rebounding. Usually going against guys his height or bigger, Brody banged his way to 887 rebounds, which ranks fifth on the all-time list. That’s a 7.6 rebounding average per game, which ranks 10th out of the players in school history that have played in 50 or more career games. Since the 1994-1995 season, rebounding has been broken down into offensive and defensive categories. Brody had 672 defensive rebounds, second in that category, and his 5.7 defensive rebounds per game were tops. His 215 offensive rebounds rank fifth, and his 1.8 rebounds per game in the category are 10th. “I’m a pretty good athlete,” Brody said. “And I think it was one of my high school coaches that told me to be a selfish rebounder. That just stuck with me, and I brought that mindset into every game.” He also had 27 doubledoubles, ranking him fourth all-time on that list, which has been around Pictured is Jack Brody during one of the games at St. Xavier University last season. Mark Korosa/St. Xavier Atheltics since the 1980-1981 season. In a statistical category that’s been around for the past 40 years, he finished seventh on the career list in steals (206) and seventh in average steals per game (1.8). He did that while playing the fifth-most minutes (3,689) and averaging the seventh-most minutes (31.5) per game in team history, or at least in the past 25 seasons the stat has been kept. “Jack has been a great asset to our program,” said O’Malley, who has 527 wins in his 23 seasons as Cougars head coach. “After his transfer, he has scored [exactly] 1,500 points [15th on the all-time school list] and has been a very good rebounder and shot blocker that has displayed quickness in steals for all four years. He is also a very good student and an excellent character young man. Our success this year is a team affair, and he has been a big part of that for four years.” The Cougars had a couple of good seasons with Brody in the fold. His scoring average this season was 11.4 points per game, the lowest in his four seasons. But the team went 20-11, the first 20- win season in five years. “Record-wise, this season was definitely the best,” Brody said. “My sophomore season, we won 19 games, but this season was great, as we had eight guys that played and contributed. My freshman year and my junior year were my best, personally. It was just coach O’Malley and being able to play with freedom under him. That and believing in my teammates made it a great four years here.” At Providence, Brody had an outstanding career. He was team captain as a senior, named Chicago Catholic League All-Conference as a junior and senior, and was chosen for the CCL All-Star game during his senior season. He helped the team win a CCL championship and a Class 4A regional championship while averaging 13.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior. He also shot .574 from the field to help the Celtics to a 21-10 record that season. “Jack was a big part of it,” said former Providence coach and current Marist head basketball coach Tim Trendel of Brody. “It’s been fun to watch him grow as a person and a player at St. Xavier. “He was on our sophomore team as a freshman, and it was there that I knew he had the potential. He had a knack for rebounding and blocking shots.” Redshirting at Indianapolis meant that Brody had a head start at school. So, he’s already got his bachelor’s degree and is currently working on his master’s. He plans to go into management or marketing. No matter what the future holds, Brody will never forget not only the past four years but also his time at Providence. “Playing at Providence, I’ll probably just remember my bond with those teammates,” said Brody, who was teammates on the basketball team with current Baltimore Raven wide receiver Miles Boykin. “My senior year, we had a six-, seven-man rotation. I will just remember being a team and knowing that you can only be as successful as your weakest link.”
homerhorizondaily.com newlenoxpatriotdaily.com sports the the new homer lenox horizon patriot | March 19, 2020 | 43 41 STAFF REPORT At the end of every girls basketball season, 22nd Century Media scours through stories, stat sheets and reporters’ notebooks to compile its Team 22 All-Star lineup. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport Township and Sandburg high schools. —Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff First team second team G: olivia molnar, senior, LW east 15 points per game, 3.1 assists per game. IBCA All-State Special Mention. SouthWest Suburban Blue Player of the Year. Medieval Classic Most Valuable Player. Committed to Wisconsin- Whitewater. G: taylor Gugliuzza, senior, LW West 17.6 points per game, 3 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game. 71 percent free-throw shooter. Illinois Basketball Coaches Association First Team All- State. SouthWest Suburban Red Player of the Year. Led Warriors to first state trophy with runner-up finish in Class 4A. Scored over 2,000 career points. Set to continue her career at Lewis. G: tara Gugliuzza, junior, LW West 11.8 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game. 81 percent free-throw shooter. IBCA Third Team All-State. All-SouthWest Suburban Red. Committed to Lewis. Scored a teamhigh 16 points in the Class 4A state championship game loss to Fremd. G: Lauren Knight, senior, Providence 13.5 points per game, 2 assists per game. 72 percent free-throw shooter. IBCA All-State Special Mention. Girls Catholic Athletic Conference White Co- Player of the Year. Beecher Fall Classic Most Valuable Player. Led Celtics to first sectional championship and school record 27 wins. Scored 1,250 career points. Headed to Carthage College for basketball. Honorable mentions G: ava Gugliuzza, freshman, LW West 13.5 points per game. School record 115 3-pointers made. IBCA All-State Special Mention. G: erin o’connor, sophomore, sandburg 8.1 points per game, 5 rebounds per game, 3.6 assists per game, 2.7 steals per game. All-SouthWest Suburban Blue. G: regan Loconte, senior, LW central 14.7 points per game. 84 3-pointers made. 73 percent career free-throw shooter. All-Southwest Suburban Red. Led Knights to 19 wins, most since 2007-08. Scored over 1,000 career points. Set to continue her career at Quincy University. F: Brianna Wooldridge, sophomore, LW West 11.9 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game. IBCA Third Team All-State. All-SouthWest Suburban Red. In her first season with West, transfer from Fremd was a huge addition, providing an inside presence for the state runners-up. G: Grace Badon, senior, Sandburg; Josie Canellis, freshman, Sandburg; Destyni Cobbs, junior, Tinley Park; Lilly Genis, senior, LW East; Autumn Jones, junior, Tinley Park; Claire McGrath, senior, Providence; Bella Milazzo, sophomore, Andrew; Azyah Newson-Cole, freshman, LW Central; Annalise Pietrzyk, freshman, Providence; Ashley Raymer, junior, Providence; Elizabeth Sochacki, sophomore, Lockport; Sydney Swanberg, senior, LW West F: Katie DeHaaan, sophomore, Andrew; Sydney Furr, junior, Lockport; Maggie Manthey, senior, Sandburg; Andie Perch, senior, LW East; Haley Stoklosa, junior, LW Central; Charlotte Trunk, sophomore, Sandburg F: emily Kleffman, senior, tinley Park 10.6 points per game, 11.4 rebounds per game. 64 blocked shots. All-South Suburban Blue. F: Jenna cotter, senior, Lockport 7.5 points per game, 6.1 rebounds per game, 2 blocked shots per game. All-SouthWest Suburban Blue. Signed with NCAA Division I school IUPUI.
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